Saturday, September 14, 2024

September 15 Modular Grain

Timothy Yanick Hunter https://www.yanickhunter.com/ from Toronto brings Noise / Grain. It is image, sound, and video, sampled and remixed, on the theme of the extended African diaspora. Granular sampling, and synthesis, Hunter's technique, uses very short samples with sub-second durations akin to blipverts.

His gallery show opens at I Love You 2 - ILY2 https://ily2online.com/ 925 NW Flanders 3PM-5 Free


Modular on the Spot begins 2024 sound making. It is one of informal series of modular synth concerts outdoors en plein air.

Knob twisters today are Marcus Fischer, Akemie, Max Myriad, Puzzle Teeth, brotherjacob, and Drozas.

The Synth Library is in Llovd Center and doing more events.

In Cathedral Park under the St Johns Bridge 6635 N Baltimore 6PM Free

SEPTEMBER 14 Infinite Freckled Properties

The reception and artist walkthrough for the current show Properties of Layers by Bean Finneran and (in)finite by Johannes Girardoni is this afternoon.

At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 1825 NW Vaughn Map 4PM-5:30 Free RSVP by email to info at pdxcontemporaryart.com


Carson Ellis is a painter and writer. She discovered an old diary from the time she first arrived in Portland, has illustrated it, and shaped it into a book, One Week in January: New Paintings for an Old Diary. You can see the paintings and the book this afternoon. Ellis is famous for teaching alien illustration, https://www.ksmoca.com/carson-ellis, at KSMOCA.

Carson Ellis with https://www.nationale.us/carson-ellis-one-week-in-january-2024 at Nationale www.nationale.us 15 SE 22nd Map Recommended 2PM-5 Free

Friday, September 13, 2024

September 13 Tender Zymoglyphic

Sarah Gilbert and Pato Hebert https://patohebert.com/ open their show Tender in a joint presentation by the Cooley Gallery and Ditch Projects in Eugene/Springfield. Ditch opens their part in October. Gilbert is a noted printmaker and printer, cofounder of the IPRC. Opening at the Cooley Gallery. Gilbert participates in a discussion of the work Sunday. At Reed College Cooley Gallery 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. 5PM Free


Portland's Zymoglyphic Museum brings a readout of their fourth residency, Muse IV. The artists in this group are Heléna Dupre Thompson, Lyndsay Hogland, Patty Burns, Zac Banik, Alice Langlois, and Sam David. Recommended. At 1122 Outside Gallery www.1122gallery.com 7629 SE Harrison 6PM-9 Free

Saturday, September 07, 2024

September 7 Northside Art Openings+

Bruce Conkle brings Gettin Hot in Here, climate change-themed work. His Instagram has many rough-drawn sketches on the theme too. At False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map Noon-3 Free


Receiving Space is a show by Elizabeth Arzani and Owen Premore. At Souvenier Gallery https://souvenirartspdx.org/ 1233 NE Alberta 5PM-8 Free


Form.a is an art press fair hosted by Oregon Contemporary, Carnation, Outer Voice, and Well Well.

It includes Ahnika Wood, Alice Christine Walker, Benchmark, Berm, Blackfish Gallery, Borderline Press, Briseida Pagador, Buckman Journal, Carnation Contemporary, Chess Club, CO/LAB, Chris Lael Larson, Claire Spaulding, Conner Gordon, Converge 45, Container Corps, Diana Marcela Cuartas, Ditch Projects, Erika Rier, Grapefruits, Hi Books, Impeller Press, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Mahma Jaguar, Martha Wurzelbacher, Nicole Williford, One Grand Gallery, Outer Voice, Outlet, PNCA Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies, Push Pulled Editions, Rubis Discolor Project, Serena Kathleen, Soil Gallery, Stephanie Hatch, Stelo Arts, Wave Contemporary, Well Well Projects, Whatnow Press, and Will Mairs. In the Oregon Contemporary Complex. Noon-5 + 5PM-8 Free


En Motion and Orbit are group shows, including video art, from WAVE Contemporary members overflowing into the Oregon Contemporary space, along with Inner Sun by Katherine Spinella and Morgan Rosskopf - "frayed edges with thick embroidery and photographic textures among material assemblage."

At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map  5PM-8 Free


In Present Space by Kim Smith Claudel is sculpture. At www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8 Free


For your +1, Julie Beeler has Take Root derived from mushrooms. At Sator Projects https://www.satorprojects.com/ 1709 SE 3rd 5PM-7

Friday, September 06, 2024

Thursday, September 05, 2024

September 5 Westside Art Openings +

First Thursday also includes the Saturday following in the afternoon.


It is hot Summer, so for your +1 you can experience Flamenco music with guitarist Brenna McDonald and guitarist/vocalist Yeshe Wingerd. A project of Espacio Flamenco, it repeats on first Thursdays. At Bar Botellón 606 NE Davis 7PM-9 Free


Barbara Sternberger opens paintings Continuum and continues Distant Dreamer by MK Guth.

At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 5:30PM-7:30 Free


Chance Bounty is a collection of small works by multiple artists. At Portland Arts Collective 120 SW Harvey Milk 6PM-9 Free


The Portland Art Museum, through a private grant, is open free first Thursdays. They are free the whole day 10AM-8PM.


Morgan Walker has a retrospective of paintings. It is alongside Art About Architecture by Peter Paul and Mark Bennett.

At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free


PNCA has Outside Inside World by Videotones, Born on the 4th of June by Ran Sheng themed on the 1989 Democracy Movement. As Seen Through Threads by Fatimah Hobaish, Out of Sorts by Ray Zill, Second Skin by Steele Alden & Hawk Ferdig, two group shows, DJs and photobooth complete the party.

At PNCA | Willamette University www.pnca.wilamette.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 5PM-8 Free


Fruit Snacks is a pop-up by Laurs Kemp, Namai, and Sara Bergman. At Fine Art Fruit https://fine-art-fruit.square.site/ 925 NW 19th Ave Suite A 2PM-5 Free


Xavi Bou has Orinthographies inspired by birds and there is a big group show from PNCA.

At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-8 Early Close Free


Maria Jean brings graphic style show Sex. At After/Time Collective Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 6PM-9 Free


Caverna Clara by Corey S. Pressman, Palimpsets by Lauren Carrera, Zai Yiqie Zhijian: In-Between by Limei Lai and Tracing Resonance by Anastasiya Gutnik are all at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free


Fretta MM Cravens shows Timeless Engagement. At Writers Block. 818 NW Flanders 5PM-8 Early Close Free


Metals artist Greg Wilbur has Surface Tension. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free


Orlando Almanza brings portrait paintings Gente de RíoAndrew Alba and Jake Scharback has dramatic paintings Treachery of Images. and Emma Gerigscott are at Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free


Bethany Rowland has paintings What Meets the Eye. At Laura Vincent Design and Gallery www.lvdesignandgallery.com/ 824 NW Davis 5PM-8 Free


The Urban Art Network is back with their sprawling crafts and art show on 13th.